ths was amazing visual. once in a life time chance im sure. it was a perfect meteor explosion, for a second i thought it was gonna really flare up lie that russian video. lol. i didnt see any plane crashes on the news so its gotta be a fireball.
Location
Address
Plano, TX
Latitude
33° 1' 28.49'' N (33.024581°)
Longitude
96° 46' 16.22'' W (-96.771171°)
Elevation
225.346m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-08-24 22:40 CDT
UT Date & Time
2016-08-25 03:40 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
107°
Moving
Facing azimuth
17°
First azimuth
7°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
41°
Last elevation
35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-22
Color
Orange, Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
looked like a giant bottle rocket in the sky, though the bright explosion was def not a firework.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
as it soared it was a streak of white light and at the end it dissolved into an explosion, looked like a chea bottle rocket but giant.
